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  1. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    Quitting smoking

    What you need to know to quit smoking

    Most smokers — nearly 70 percent — say they want to quit, and recent data show an increasing number of people quitting successfully.

    Nov. 07, 2018
    Quitting smoking / vaping
    Tools
  2. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    secondhand smoke sidewalk

    The impact of secondhand smoke

    Secondhand smoke causes the premature death of 41,000 adults and more than 400 infants each year.

    Apr. 06, 2018
    Harmful Effects of Tobacco
    Secondhand Smoke
  3. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    Unexpected effects young people

    The facts about women and tobacco

    Every year, smoking-related diseases kill more than 200,000 women.

    Mar. 05, 2019
    Targeted Communities
    Women
  4. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in Alabama 2019

    An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in Alabama.

    Jun. 28, 2019
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  5. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources

    Tobacco use in the military

    … is an inverse relationship between smoking in the military and pay … personnel had a much higher smoking prevalence than the highest … females and adults aged over 45. Smoking Initiation in the Military …

    Jun. 12, 2018
    Targeted Communities
    Military
  6. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    E-cigarettes black and white

    E-cigarettes: Facts, stats and regulations

    What is an e-cigarette? How much nicotine is in an e-cigarette? Are e-cigarettes as harmful as cigarettes?

    Nov. 11, 2019
    Emerging Tobacco Products
    E-cigarettes / Vaping Flavors IQOS JUUL
  7. Press Release Press
    JUUL pods and a JUUL laying on cigarettes

    As Teen Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low, Youth Tobacco Use Hits Record High Derailing Years of Progress and Putting a New Generation at Risk

    The youth smoking rate has fallen to just 3.7%, but e-cigarettes have put millions of teens on a path to nicotine addiction with a largely unregulated produc

    Dec. 18, 2019
  8. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in the District of Columbia 2018

    An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in District of Columbia.

    Jun. 01, 2018
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  9. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in the District of Columbia 2019

    An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in the District of Columbia.

    Jun. 28, 2019
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  10. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigars

    The truth about: Little cigars, cigarillos and cigars

    Truth Initiative summarized the truth about little cigars, cigarillos and cigars

    Jul. 14, 2016
    Traditional tobacco products
    Cigarillos Cigars Little Cigars
  11. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in Mississippi 2018

    An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in Mississippi.

    Jun. 01, 2018
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts
  12. Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Research & Resources
    cigarette state fact sheets

    Tobacco use in Michigan 2018

    An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in Michigan.

    Jun. 01, 2018
    Smoking by Region
    State Facts